A road trip to NYC. On a Wednesday — the day of Mercury, ruling planet of Gemini. With the moon in Sagittarius — Gemini’s opposite but equally travel-loving sign.

And the cherry on top: spending time with Gala and Veronica, two of my very favorite witchy babes.

YES PLEASE SWISS CHEESE

I loaded some snacks and a sack full of old CDs into the car, put on my sparkle star cape, and hit the road.

SHIT YEAH MUFUCKAS

It felt so good to fly down the highway, sing along with some battered Cranberries CDs, and gad about with shiny happy New Yorkers.

And when I got back to Massachusetts at 2am, I fell into the deepest, most satisfied sleep.

GEMINI MOON HAPPY HAPPY

And speaking of soundtracks, here’s a lovely live recording of my Gemini moon theme song: “The Moon and St. Christopher” as performed by Kate Rusby, one of my faves.

I mean, how cute is she? Crackers on a plate!!!

WITH GRAPES

(St. Christopher is the patron saint of travel and, if Tom Waits is to be believed, bachelors. Appropriate for freedom-loving Gemini.)

Now: not sure about your moon sign?

Draw up a free chart at astro.com — and for bonus points, check out the Lunarium lunar calendar to find out what phase of the moon you were born under (be sure to adjust the time zone accordingly). Just input the month and year of your birth and see what’s up!

Totally lost in the astrobabble?

Check out my mentor Theresa Reed’s free resource, Star School. Once a month she breaks down the basics of astrology for total beginners. Once you know your Moon sign, you can check out that sign’s characteristics in Lesson 2 and begin to extrapolate some self-care practices from there.

AND TELL ME WHAT YOU FIND. For serious my fellow babies — I want to know your moon sign and what kind of self-care it indicates for you. Comment below or hit me up on social media @tarotandtea!

BONUS

Want to become an astro master? I highly recommend Amelia Quint’s Elemental Astrology course. I love the way Amelia breaks it all down — and I ESPECIALLY dig that she’s into queer-friendly, non-heteronormative astrology. Fuck the patriarchy!

I LOVE YOU BYE

xoxo

p.s. I’m not an affiliate for any of the fine programs I’ve mentioned above and get no kind of kickback for linking to them: my recommendations are made solely based on my own positive experiences with the aforementioned.

Sara

March 26, 2016 at 10:14 pm

My moon is in Virgo, which explains why, when I’m upset or stressed, the first thing I do is start cleaning, organizing and compulsively listing and planning. Sometimes this turns into obsessing about every little thing that’s wrong or has ever been wrong in my life, though, so I have to watch that. I’m thinking that to put a more positive spin on it, I should seek my Virgo-ness by engaging my mind with puzzles and games and maybe finding ways to be helpful to others. Also, my Virgo moon makes me seem out home and comfort and stability.

tatiana

March 27, 2016 at 12:04 pm

ahahahah, i just discovered you via joanna devoe. i really appreciate the way you write. i am a gem moon, too; you’re soothing! even in standard conversation my mind is like, “YES PLEASE SWISS CHEESE” and “SHIT YEAH MUFUCKAS” and of course i don’t ALWays let it out.